List of ship launches in 1961

The list of ship launches in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1961.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
17 January  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Transvaal Castle Ocean liner For Union-Castle Line
17 January  Japan Isuzu Isuzu-class destroyer escort For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
31 January  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Gridley Leahy-class cruiser For United States Navy
1 February  Canada Victoria Machinery Depot Victoria, British Columbia Saskatchewan Mackenzie-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
2 February  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Sam Houston Ethan Allen-class submarine For United States Navy
7 March  Japan Mogami Isuzu-class destroyer escort For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
16 March  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Hampshire County-class destroyer For Royal Navy
26 March  Soviet Union A.A. Zhdanov Leningrad Groznyy Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser For Soviet Navy
8 April  Australia Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales Stuart River-class destroyer escort For Royal Australian Navy
8 April  Australia Williamstown Naval Dockyard Melbourne, Victoria Derwent River-class destroyer escort For Royal Australian Navy
15 April  United States Bethlehem Steel Quincy, Massachusetts Bainbridge Bainbridge-class cruiser For United States Navy
20 May  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Semmes Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
25 May  Canada Canadian Vickers Montreal, Quebec Mackenzie Mackenzie-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
31 May  France Dubigeon Nantes Minerve Daphné-class submarine For French Navy
15 June  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Thomas A. Edison Ethan Allen-class submarine For United States Navy
26 June  Germany Lürssen Bremen-Vegesack Neckar Rhine-class tender For German Navy
28 June  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland Leander Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy
1 July  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Permit Permit-class submarine For United States Navy
1 July  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Leahy Leahy-class cruiser For United States Navy
2 July  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico Monfalcone Galileo Galilei Ocean liner For Lloyd Triestino
15 July  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia John Marshall Ethan Allen-class submarine For United States Navy
27 July  Canada Burrard Dry Dock Vancouver, British Columbia Yukon Mackenzie-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
29 July  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Berkeley Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
31 July  Japan Hayashio Hayashio-class submarine For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
26 August  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Tattnall Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
28 August  Japan Wakashio Hayashio-class submarine For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
17 September  United States Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, Washington Iwo Jima Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy
22 September  France Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales Cherbourg Galatée Daphné-class submarine For French Navy
24 September  Italy Guglielmo Marconi Ocean liner For Lloyd Triestino
27 September  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland Kent County-class destroyer For Royal Navy
30 September  France Arsenal de Brest Brest, France Jeanne d'Arc Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid For French Navy
21 October  Germany HDW Kiel U 1 Type 201 submarine For German Navy
24 October  Canada Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd Victoria City of Victoria V-class ferry For BC Ferries[1]
19 November  Soviet Union A.A. Zhdanov Leningrad Admiral Fokin Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser For Soviet Navy
1 December  Germany Deutsche Werft AG Hamburg-Finkenwerder Cap San Diego Cap-San-class bulk cargo For Hamburg Süd[2]
7 December  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend London County-class destroyer For Royal Navy
9 December  United States Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Plunger Permit-class submarine For United States Navy
9 December  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Tinosa Permit-class submarine For United States Navy
9 December  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Harry E. Yarnell Leahy-class cruiser For United States Navy
9 December  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Joseph Strauss Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
10 December  Canada Marine Industries Limited Sorel, Quebec Nipigon Annapolis-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
15 December  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Goldsborough Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
22 December  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Dido Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also
Ship events in 1961
Ship launches: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Ship commissionings: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Ship decommissionings: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Shipwrecks: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

References
  1. "M/S Ciry of Victoria". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. "DNV GL: Cap San Diego". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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